Chinachem Group and the Urban Renewal Authority sold out all flats in Echo House on Sunday, the latest project to receive a warm reception from homebuyers following an easing of mortgage financing and a cut in interest rates. All 198 units in the Cheung Sha Wan project were sold after sales started at 9am, according…
Former Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying has raised concerns about the risks of oversupply in the property market after the government pledged to add more housing units from new large-scale development areas. “For now, there is a shortage of land and housing supply in Hong Kong, but in the future, more supply is not always…
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s latest policy address should be praised for its laser-like focus on strengthening the foundation on which Hong Kong’s unique competitive advantages under “one country, two systems” are based. As Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter points out, one should aim to be unique, rather than the best. Besides consolidating the…
Hong Kong developers are showing greater confidence in the city’s market outlook following a series of support measures. A consortium including Wheelock Properties and New World Development is offering smaller discounts for their new units in Kai Tak after buyers returned in droves. At Double Coast I, the two developers and their partners China Overseas…
A religious group is selling Hong Kong residential properties at an accelerated pace, cashing in HK$110 million (US$14 million) amid increasing activity in the housing market now that the cost of borrowing has started to decline. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, associated with the Christian denomination known as Jehovah’s Witnesses, sold 11…
Judging by the robust post-stimulus home sales in Hong Kong over the weekend, analysts agree higher loan financing and cheaper borrowing costs have helped lift buying sentiment. The government can certainly dig deeper into its toolbox for reinforcement, if needed. CK Asset Holdings and MTR Corp sold more than 80 per cent of the 248…
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu delivered his third policy address on October 16. As expected, he opened with an iteration of Beijing’s expectations of Hong Kong and the city’s institutional strengths under “one country, two systems”, plus the completion of its constitutional duty to enact national security legislation. Though economic competitiveness was not…
Homebuyers swarmed property show rooms in Wong Chuk Hang and Kai Tak on Saturday, snapping up the 504 flats on offer in Hong Kong’s biggest sales launch in six months after the monetary authority relaxed the city’s mortgage financing rules. CK Asset Holdings and MTR Corporation sold 188 of the 256 flats at their Blue…
Hong Kong homebuyers on Saturday flocked to a second round of sales at Sun Hung Kai Properties’ Cullinan Sky Phase 1, a residential project in Kai Tak, as interest rate cuts and improved stock market performances boost sentiment in the real estate sector. As of 4pm, Sun Hung Kai, Hong Kong’s largest developer by market…
Property deals in Hong Kong fell to a seven-month low in September as homebuyers and investors stayed on the sidelines awaiting the start of a policy easing cycle, analysts said. “Major developers have been preparing to launch projects to capture the pent up demand following the interest rate cut,” said Eddie Kwok, the executive director…